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Google Maps adds AI features to help users navigate world around them

Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the digital maps service that the internet company launched nearly 20 years ago as part of its efforts to expand into new frontiers. Google Maps recently surpassed 2 billion monthly users worldwide for the first time, a milestone that illustrates how dependent people have become on the service's directions during their daily commutes and excursions to new places. With the introduction of Google's AI-powered Gemini technology, the maps are now being set up to become entertainment guides in addition to navigational tools. Starting this week in the US only, users will be able to converse with Google Maps to ask for tips on things to do around specific spots in a neighbourhood or city and receive lists of restaurants, bars and other nearby attractions that include

India fastest-growing developer community on GitHub; PM Modi praises youth

GitHub predicts that India will surpass the US to have the world's largest developer population on the platform by 2028

OpenAI partners with Broadcom to develop specialized AI inference chip

The process for taking a chip from design to production is long and expensive. OpenAI is less focused on graphics processing units, chips that are used to train and build generative AI models

OpenAI partners with Broadcom to develop specialized AI inference chip

The process for taking a chip from design to production is long and expensive. OpenAI is less focused on graphics processing units, chips that are used to train and build generative AI models

Tech wrap Oct 29: Apple Intelligence, iMac M4, iOS 18.1, Google Gmail, more

Apple has started the rollout of Apple Intelligence. The iMac is updated with M4 chip, while iOS 18.1 introduces features beyond artificial intelligence. Gmail for web gains a Help me write shortcut

iOS 18.1: How to enable Apple Intelligence on eligible iPhones in India

Apple Intelligence is available in English (US) with iOS 18.1 for the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 16 series. Here is how to enable intelligence features without resetting the phone

Apple's iMac refresh brings M4 chip, more RAM, nano-textured display option

The iMac 24-inch with M4 supports Apple Intelligence with macOS Sequoia 15.1, which is now rolling out alongside iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 for iPhone and iPad

OpenAI's 75% of revenue comes from paying consumers: CFO Sarah Friar

Friar said that roughly 75 per cent of OpenAI's business comes from consumer subscriptions. The company's paid consumer plan for its chatbot ChatGPT currently starts at $20 per month

Apple Intelligence debuts with limited features, more to come in December

Apple Intelligence is available in English (US) for iPhone, Mac, and iPad with iOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, and iPadOS 18.1 updates, respectively

Realme GT7 Pro to debut with Android 15, AI-enhanced imaging: Know more

Android 15-based realmeUI 6.0 will leverage Google's cloud-based AI resources and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip's AI processing capability to offer several AI features on the Realme GT7 Pro

Asset managers roll out new ETFs to tap in to artificial intelligence buzz

Venture capital firms also are directing as much as $79.2 billion in funding to AI startups by the end of the year, 27 per cent above 2023 levels

Apple Intelligence could roll out today, Mac announcements expected too

Reportedly, Apple could launch new M4-powered Macs with consecutive announcements on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

AI child abuse images spreading, law enforcement racing to stop them

A child psychiatrist who altered a first-day-of-school photo he saw on Facebook to make a group of girls appear nude. A US Army soldier accused of creating images depicting children he knew being sexually abused. A software engineer charged with generating hyper-realistic sexually explicit images of children. Law enforcement agencies across the US are cracking down on a troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technology from manipulated photos of real children to graphic depictions of computer-generated kids. ustice Department officials say they're aggressively going after offenders who exploit AI tools, while states are racing to ensure people generating deepfakes and other harmful imagery of kids can be prosecuted under their laws. We've got to signal early and often that it is a crime, that it will be investigated and prosecuted when the evidence supports it, Steven Grocki, who leads the Justice Department's Child Exploitation and .

Apple to make multiple Mac-related announcements next week: What to expect

Apple is anticipated to kick off Mac-related announcements with AI features rollout on Oct 28, followed by launch of M4-powered Macs and introduction of related USB-C accessories later in same week

AI compute capabilities to be available by June 2025: MeitY additional secy

The empanelled agencies include sites and firms such as data centres, startups, and cloud service providers

Teen fell in love with AI chatbot, then shot himself to 'come home' to her

14-year-old US teen ended his life after decided to "go home" and meet the "love" of his life, Daenerys Targaryen, a chatbot named after the leading character from the HBO drama series Game of Thrones

Florida teen's love for AI chatbot ends in tragedy, mother files lawsuit

The teen's mother has filed a lawsuit against Character.AI, accusing the company of being responsible for her son's death

Nvidia CEO Huang targets more India growth through fresh partnerships

The US chip company, which is holding one of its AI summits in Mumbai, highlighted the ways Indian partners across industries are using its AI technology

A unified global approach to AI regulation: India's leadership role

For regulation to minimise risks while optimising uptake and advancement of AI, it must be collaborative, inclusive and agile

AI will amplify human intelligence, not replace it, says Meta's Yann LeCu

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not going to take over us, it is only going to amplify human intelligence, said Yann LeCun, vice president and chief AI scientist at Meta on Wednesday. Social media giant Meta's first Build with AI Summit in India was held here to discuss AI's transformative role in shaping the future of humankind. "AI assistants will eventually be smarter than us, but we should not feel threatened by that. We should feel empowered by it. It's kind of like everybody would walk around with a staff of smart people working for them. There is nothing better than working with people smarter than you, right? said LeCun in his keynote address. According to him, everybody is going to be smarter because of that. "It's not just people like us in the tech community or in academia. It's going to be everyone. Everyone in India, even in rural areas, can ask questions to their AI assistants in their own language or for health issues, whatever. And it's a very different future that .